18th India-Mongolia exercise Nomadic Elephant begins at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Key facts
- The 18th edition of India-Mongolia exercise Nomadic Elephant began at the Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh.
- It is an annual platoon-level exercise, held alternately in India and Mongolia.
- Each side sent 45 personnel. The exercise runs till 3 October.
- The focus is counter-insurgency in semi-urban and mountain terrain under a UN mandate.
- The previous edition was held at Ulaanbaatar in May-June 2025.
Why it matters
[Defence] Matching an exercise to its partner country is a common exam question. Nomadic Elephant pairs India with Mongolia. The venue alternates between the two countries each year.
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